Gloria al Bravo Pueblo

"Glory to the Brave People" is the national anthem of Venezuela. A President of Venezuela, Antonio Guzmán Blanco, made it the country's national anthem on May 25, 1881. A while before that, lyrics and music were made for it. The words of the song were written by a journalist named Vicente Salias in 1810, and the melody for his words was later composed by a musician named Juan José Landaeta. It is said, however, that the melody has been known since 1840 as "The Venezuelan Marseillaise", in reference the French national anthem.

"Gloria al Bravo Pueblo"

English: "Glory to the Brave People"
National anthem of	Venezuela
Also known as	La Marsellesa Venezolana English: Venezuelan Marseillaise
Lyrics	Vicente Salias, 1810
Music	Juan José Landaeta
Adopted	1881
Music sample
U.S. Navy band rendition

Some recent investigations have suggested that the real author of the anthem was Andrés Bello, and not Salias, to whom it was originally credited, and the music was composed by another musician named Lino Gallardo. However, this theory has yet to be proven, and lacks any real recognition among the general Venezuelan population, historians, or otherwise.

Venezuela also has a flag anthem, titled "Himno a la Bandera de Venezuela".

Lyrics

Words of the song in Spanish	Pronunciation of these words using the IPA	Translation of these words into English
Coro: 𝄆 Gloria al bravo pueblo que el yugo lanzó la Ley respetando la virtud y honor 𝄇 𝄆 ¡Abajo cadenas! 𝄇 𝄆 Gritaba el Señor 𝄇 y el pobre en su choza libertad pidió A este santo nombre tembló de pavor el vil egoísmo que otra vez triunfó 𝄆 A este santo nombre 𝄇 tembló de pavor 𝄆 el vil egoísmo que otra vez triunfó 𝄇 Coro 𝄆 Gritemos con brío 𝄇 𝄆 ¡Muera la opresión! 𝄇 Compatriotas fieles la fuerza es la unión y desde el empíreo el Supremo Autor un sublime aliento al pueblo infundió 𝄆 y desde el empíreo 𝄇 el Supremo Autor 𝄆 un sublime aliento al pueblo infundió 𝄇 Coro 𝄆 Unida con lazos 𝄇 𝄆 que el cielo formó 𝄇 la América toda existe en Nación y si el despotismo levanta la voz seguid el ejemplo que Caracas dio! 𝄆 y si el despotismo 𝄇 levanta la voz 𝄆 seguid el ejemplo que Caracas dio! 𝄇 Coro	[ˈko̞.ɾo̞] 𝄆 [ˈglo̞ɾ.ja̠‿a̠l ˈbɾa̠.β̞o̞ ˈpwe̞.β̞lo̞] [ke̞‿e̞l ˈʝ̞u.ɣ̞o̞ lã̠n.ˈso̞] [la̠ ˈle̞i̯ re̞s.pe̞.ˈt̪ã̠n.d̪o̞] [la̠‿β̞iɾ.ˈt̪uð̞‿i‿õ̠.ˈno̞ɾ] 𝄇   𝄆 [a̠.ˈβ̞a̠.x̞o̞ ka̠.ˈð̞ẽ̞.na̠s] 𝄇 𝄆 [gɾi.ˈt̪a̠.β̞a̠‿e̞l sẽ̞.ˈɲo̞ɾ] 𝄇 [i‿e̞l ˈpo̞.β̞ɾe̞‿ẽ̞n su ˈt͡ʃo̞.sa̠] [li.β̞e̞ɾ.ˈt̪a̠ð̞ pi.ˈðjo] [a̠‿ˈe̞s.t̪e̞ ˈsã̠n.t̪o̞ ˈnõ̞m.bɾe̞] [t̪ẽ̞m.ˈblo̞‿ð̞e̞ pa̠.ˈβ̞o̞ɾ] [e̞l bil e̞.ɣ̞o̞.ˈiz.mo̞] [ke̞‿ˈo̞t̪.ɾa̠‿β̞e̞s t̪ɾjũɱ.ˈfo̞] 𝄆 [a̠‿ˈe̞s.t̪e̞ ˈsã̠n.t̪o̞ ˈnõ̞m.bɾe̞] 𝄇 [t̪ẽ̞m.ˈblo̞‿ð̞e̞ pa̠.ˈβ̞o̞ɾ] 𝄆 [e̞l bil e̞.ɣ̞o̞.ˈiz.mo̞] [ke̞‿ˈo̞t̪.ɾa̠‿β̞e̞s t̪ɾjũɱ.ˈfo̞] 𝄇 [ˈko̞.ɾo̞] 𝄆 [gɾi.ˈt̪ẽ̞.mo̞s kõ̞m‿ˈbɾi.o̞] 𝄇 𝄆 [ˈmwe̞.ɾa̠ la̠‿o̞p.ɾe̞.ˈsjõ̞n] 𝄇 [kõ̞m.pa̠.ˈt̪ɾjo̞.t̪a̠s ˈfje̞.le̞] [la̠ ˈfwe̞ɾ.sa̠‿e̞z‿la̠‿ũ.ˈnjõ̞n] [i‿ˈð̞e̞z.ð̞e̞‿e̞l ẽ̞m.ˈpi.ɾe̞.o̞] [e̞l su.ˈpɾẽ̞.mo̞‿a̠u̯.ˈt̪o̞ɾ] [ũn ˈsu.β̞lĩ.me̞‿a̠.ˈljẽ̞n.t̪o̞] [a̠l ˈpwe̞.β̞lo̞‿ĩɱ.fũn.ˈd̪jo̞] 𝄆 [i‿ˈð̞e̞z.ð̞e̞‿e̞l ẽ̞m.ˈpi.ɾe̞.o̞] 𝄇 [e̞l su.ˈpɾẽ̞.mo̞‿a̠u̯.ˈt̪o̞ɾ] 𝄆 [ũn ˈsu.β̞lĩ.me̞‿a̠.ˈljẽ̞n.t̪o̞] [a̠l ˈpwe̞.β̞lo̞‿ĩɱ.fũn.ˈd̪jo̞] 𝄇   [ˈko̞.ɾo̞]   𝄆 [ũ.ˈni.ð̞a̠ kõ̞n ˈla̠.so̞s] 𝄇 𝄆 [ke̞‿e̞l ˈsje̞.lo̞ fo̞ɾ.ˈmo̞] 𝄇 [la̠‿ã̠.ˈme̞.ɾi.ka̠ ˈt̪o̞.ð̞a̠] [e̞k.ˈsis.t̪e̞‿ẽ̞n na̠.ˈsjõ̞n] [i si‿e̞l d̪e̞s.po̞.ˈt̪iz.mo̞] [le̞.ˈβ̞ã̠n.t̪a̠ la̠‿β̞o̞s] [se̞.ˈɣ̞ið̞ e̞l e̞.ˈx̞ẽ̞m.plo̞] [ke̞ ka̠.ˈɾa̠.ka̠z‿ˈð̞jo̞] 𝄆 [i si‿e̞l d̪e̞s.po̞.ˈt̪iz.mo̞] 𝄇 [le̞.ˈβ̞ã̠n.t̪a̠ la̠‿β̞o̞s] 𝄆 [se̞.ˈɣ̞ið̞ e̞l e̞.ˈx̞ẽ̞m.plo̞] [ke̞ ka̠.ˈɾa̠.ka̠z‿ˈð̞jo̞] 𝄇 [ˈko̞.ɾo̞]	Chorus: 𝄆 Glory to the brave people who shook off the yoke, The law respecting, virtue and honour. 𝄇 𝄆 "Down with chains!" 𝄇 𝄆 Shouted the Lord; 𝄇 And the poor man in his hovel For Freedom implored. Upon this holy name Trembled in great dread The vile selfishness That had once prevailed. 𝄆 Upon this holy name 𝄇 Trembled in great dread 𝄆 The vile selfishness That had once prevailed. 𝄇 Chorus 𝄆 Let’s scream out aloud: 𝄇 𝄆 "Death to oppression!" 𝄇 Oh, loyal countrymen: Strength is unity; And from the Empyrean The Supreme Author A sublime spirit To the people blew; 𝄆 And from the Empyrean 𝄇 The Supreme Author 𝄆 A sublime spirit To the people blew. 𝄇 Chorus 𝄆 United by bonds 𝄇 𝄆 That Heaven has formed, 𝄇 The entire America Exists as a Nation; And if ever despotism Raises again its voice, Then follow the example That Caracas gave; 𝄆 And if ever despotism 𝄇 Raises again its voice, 𝄆 Then follow the example That Caracas gave. 𝄇 Chorus

Usage

The Venezuelan national anthem is played every day on radio and television broadcasts at 12:00 am, 6:00 am and 12:00 pm (either the full version or the chorus, first stanza and chorus) on all national TV networks. On radio broadcasts, the state anthem is played after the national anthem, which is also the case in state TV stations.

In most occasions, only the chorus, first stanza and the chorus are played or even the chorus itself. Sometimes the chorus is played twice in the beginning, and once in the rest of the anthem. In formal events (if the anthem will be played by either a military band, concert band or orchestra) the format is: Chorus (2x), First verse and Chorus (2x), with the optional introduction. If played in full the chorus is sung twice, with or without the introductiory notes.

References

• https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html Archived 2017-11-07 at the Wayback Machine

Other websites

• Efemérides Venezolanas Archived 2020-05-01 at the Wayback Machine, for detailed information. (in Spanish)
• Gloria al Bravo Pueblo (1810) Archived 2012-12-25 at Archive.today (in Spanish)
• Venezuela: Gloria al Bravo Pueblo - Audio of the national anthem of Venezuela, with information and lyrics
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